The U.S will increase its aid to the PA by 14 Million Dollars, bringing the total amount up to 440 million the PA’s chief representative in Washington, Maen Rashid Areikat has statedThe funds will be funneled through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) except for 70 Million which will be given directly to the PA. This announcement came on the same day as U.S Secretary of State is to return to Israel to continue the peace negotiations the Jewish Press reports.